COURSE DESCRIPTION
As healthcare providers, we must be aware of protecting the safety of all individuals in our care. This course will allow the learner to understand how HIV came to be and how it has impacted societies worldwide for the last forty years.
Statistics, risk factors, and symptoms of HIV will be presented to better prepare the healthcare provider for discussions on how to help prevent and recognize HIV in those around us.
The learner will be presented with the stigmas involved for those who live with HIV and seek HIV testing and treatment. This course will discuss the importance of and the various HIV testing methods available.
This course will also provide the learner with a better understanding of sexual orientation and gender identity to help not just one group, but all individuals to prevent or treat HIV effectively.
This course will discuss the stages of HIV, including the most serious and deadly: AIDS. The course will also present information about how treatment impacts the virus, including a brief discussion about how the virus enters and attacks a cell.
The course will describe the causes behind HIV drug resistance, how it can be treated, and many secondary infections that present themselves due to a weakened immune system caused by the HIV virus.
Finally, the learner will be presented with information about what is needed worldwide to end this terrible epidemic.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of the HIV for Healthcare Providers course, participants will be able to:
· Define HIV and list at least two ways that HIV is spread.
· Describe three HIV prevention methods.
· Identify the importance of testing.
· Contrast PEP versus PrEP in preventing HIV.
· Define how antiretroviral drugs affect the HIV virus.
COURSE INFORMATION
· $25 per person
· .20 ASHA & AOTA CEUs
· Course Length: 2 hours, 2 minutes, 39 seconds
TARGET AUDIENCE
This introductory course was designed for healthcare workers such as:
· Occupational therapists
· Physical therapists
· Speech-language therapists
· Psychologists
· Nurses
· And others!
COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS & ASSESSMENT METHODS
A certificate will be awarded upon:
· Completing all slides and videos in the presentation.
· Passing a brief multiple-choice and matching assessment with at least 80% proficiency. The assessment may be repeated three times.
· Returning the Course Evaluation within 30 days of completion of the course.
COURSE LEVEL
· This is an introductory-level course.
· No previous knowledge of HIV or AIDS is required.
COURSE AGENDA
Introduction
Title (Audio Slide):06
Course Agenda
Bio of Instructor (Audio Slide) 1:33
Disclosure Information (Audio Slide):14
Course Description (Audio Slide) 2:03
Course Objectives (Audio Slide):36
1981 (Audio Slide) 1:12
Section 1 – HISTORY OF HIV AND GENERAL INFORMATION OF HIV
1.1 - CBS 1982 News Report (CBC Video) 3:05
1.2 - What is HIV? (Audio Slides) 1:58
1.3 - Reverse Transcriptase Video (Xbio Video) 4:03
1.4 – HIV LIFE CYCLE (Xbio Video) 4:52
1.5 - Covid 19 and HIV (WHO Video) 1:22
Section 2 – HIV STATISTICS
2.1 - Statistics: Worldwide (Audio Slides) 4:40
2.2 - Statistics: US (Audio Slides) 4:26
2.3 - Statistics: Florida (Audio Slides) 8:55
Section 3 – STIGMA OF HIV
3.1 - Misconceptions and Stigma (CDC Video) 2:05
Section 4 – RISK FACTORS
4.1 - Risk Factors (Audio Slides) 7:07
Section 5 – PREVENTION OF HIV
5.1 - Prevention (Audio Slides) 2:33
5.2 - Testing, Preventing, and Living w/HIV (CDC Video) 5:14
5.3 - What is PrEP and Why take it? (Audio Slides) 2:53
5.4 - Misconceptions about PrEP (CDC Video) 1:56
5.5 - What drugs are approved for PrEP? (Audio Slides) :59
5.4 – Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) (CDC Video) 3:24
Section 6 – TESTING FOR HIV
6.1 - Testing (Audio Slides) 1:31
6.2 - HIV Self-tests (CDC Video) 4:26
6.3 – Understanding Your HIV Self-Test Results (CDC Video) 2:37
Section 7 – TRANSGENDER PERSONS AND HIV
7.1 – Transgender Health (Audio Slides) 2:28
7.2 - Barriers to Transgender Testing (CDC Video):54
Section 8 – STAGES OF HIV
8.1 - Stages of HIV (Audio Slides) 2:45
Section 9 – TREATMENT OF HIV
9.1 - Treatment (Audio Slides) 3:18
9.2 – CD4 Cells and Reverse Transcriptase (Audio Slides) 1:43
9.3 - Antiretroviral Therapy (NIH Chart on Audio Slide):31
9.4 -HIV TREATMENT: Women, Pregnancy, Children, And Adolescents (Audio Slides) 4:20
9.5 – HIV Treatment Video (CDC):30
Section 10 – HIV DRUG RESISTANCE
10.1 - HIV Drug Resistance information (Audio Slides) 1:20
10.2 - HIV Drug Resistance Chart (Audio Slides) 2:40
10.3 - HIV Drug Resistance (WHO Video) 17:56
Section 11 – OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS FROM HIV
11.1 - Opportunistic Infections (Audio Slides) 2:40
Section 12 – ENDING HIV
12.1 - Ending the HIV Epidemic (CDC Video) 1:50
12.2 – Ending the HIV Epidemic in the US Initiative (EHE) 5:38
References:16
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Donna Sterkowitz-Lastra is the Professional Development and Continuing Education Manager at Fundamental Therapy Solutions in Gainesville, Florida. Due to her lifelong interests in nutrition, health, and exercise, she studied Exercise and Sports Sciences at the University of Florida – GO GATORS! After graduating, Donna taught various grades and subjects, including fourth grade and Gifted Science to elementary students before being trained in LiPS® (Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing®) and V/V® (Visualizing and Verbalizing for Language Comprehension and Thinking®) in 1995. Donna has had the joy of training professionals and helping children and adults develop skills to become better readers, writers, and thinkers.
In her free time, Donna enjoys spending time with her husband, Francisco, their 5 adult children, and spouses or significant others, including the newest family member, Hayden. Honey-Bear and Coco Chanel, the four-legged kids, also keep her busy.
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
Donna Sterkowitz-Lastra is an employee at Fundamental Therapy Solutions.
NON-FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
Donna Sterkowitz-Lastra has no non-financial disclosures to provide.
REFUND POLICY
If Fundamental Therapy Solutions must cancel the course for any reason, a full refund of the registration cost will be issued within two weeks of cancellation.
Participants who cancel their registration in writing or email up to 3 days prior to the course will receive a full refund less a $10 processing fee. There will be no refunds after the course has been completed.
ACCOMMODATIONS
All accommodation requests should be directed to Donna Sterkowitz-Lastra, Continuing Education Administrator, at donna@funtherapysolutions.com at least 2 weeks prior to starting the course.
COMMENTS / COMPLAINTS
Please contact Donna Sterkowitz-Lastra, Continuing Education Administrator, at donna@funtherapysolutions.com for comments or complaints within 60 days of completion of your course.
Complaint Policy
Fundamental Therapy Solutions mandates that they will “ensure the welfare of the consumer and to protect the reputation and integrity of the professions”—including protection from discrimination against our clients/patients/students and their families. In the event of any complaint in any aspect of discrimination in any form, Donna Sterkowitz-Lastra, Continuing Education Administrator, has been and will be the arbiter of all formal complaints by either consumer or employee, and will abide by all federal, state, and local laws thereof, using the ASHA Code of Ethics as a foundation. Complaints must be filed in writing and will be responded to in writing within 1 week, followed by a formal Zoom meeting will be held if the complaint is not satisfied. If no resolution is agreed to, a professional mediator will be included depending on the type of complaint.
